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The AFSCME and SEIU/1199 have teamed up again in another of New York’s competitive House races, this time launching a withering attack on GOP NY-27 candidate Chris Collins’ record of job creation in the private sector. The spot, part of what AFSCME is describing as a “significant, six-figure” buy, accuses the former Erie County executive… More »

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Rep. Kathy Hochul is trumpeted her endorsement from the National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund today, noting she’s one of just two New York Democrats to receive the organization’s support. “Kathy Hochul has a proven record of defending the Second Amendment,” Chris W. Cox, chairman of NRA-PVF, said in a statement released by the congresswoman’s… More »

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A Siena poll commissioned by The Buffalo News and WGRZ-TV found one of New York’s most competitive House races – the showdown between Democratic Rep. Kathy Hochul and former GOP Erie County Executive Chris Collins in the state’s most Republican leaning congressional district – is almost a tie. Collins leads Hochul by a mere two… More »

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After refusing to take a position – or even comment on – Rep. Paul Ryan’s controversial budget plan, former Erie County Executive Chris Collins is now trying to turn the Medicare tables on his Democratic opponent, Rep. Kathy Hochul, sending out a fundraising email that accuses her of “scaring seniors with half-truths, lies and distortions.” The… More »

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Democrats are salivating over the Romney campaign’s announcement this weekend that Rep. Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican who authored a fiscal plan that would restructure the Medicare program from a system of fee-for-services to one based on vouchers. New York’s Republicans have reacted in different ways. In Western New York, GOP congressional hopeful Chris Collins […] More »

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The House Majority PAC and SEIU announced this afternoon that they have collectively reserved nearly $20 million of television ad time in 38 markets, including $205,000 in Buffalo, site of what’s likely to be one of New York’s most competitive House races this fall. The buys – $16 million by House Majority PAC and $3.7… More »

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Former Erie County Executive Chris Collins, a Republican who was ousted by Democrat Mark Poloncarz in November, has officially been out of a job for just six days now, but already is mulling a potential return to the public sector. Multiple sources said Collins has been talking himself up as a potential challenger to Democratic More »

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It looks like Democrats have won the race for Erie County executive, a bellwether for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political power in the state. Cuomo personally campaigned for three candidates: Mark Poloncarz, Assemblyman Mike Spano, who is running for mayor of Yonkers and Steve Bellone, running in an open contest against Republican Angie Carpenter to replace […] More »

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ICYMI: Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy told me during a CapTon interview last night that the first Siena poll, which he deemed “flawed,” is to blame for the dead-heat contest between incumbent Republican Executive Chris Collins and his Democratic opponent, Comptroller Mark Poloncarz. “A major point of contention with the first Siena poll was More »

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This anti-Chris Collins ad running out in WNY was paid for by AFSCME, but is part of a larger independent expenditure by a coalition of organized labor unions in support of Mark Poloncarz. Red Horse Strategies did this ad, and Doug Forand informs me the IE also includes mail, GOTV and radio. The unions are More »

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David Malpass, the unsuccessful 2010 US Senate candidate who has been using his political action committee, GrowPAC, to keep his hand in New York’s political mix, has cut four robocalls for four GOP county executive incumbents and/or hopefuls – one of whom isn’t even on the ballot. Malpass recorded calls for Dutchess County executive candidate More »

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Spending on county executive races is up across the state, and the closely watched race in Erie County is no exception. NYPIRG’s spreadsheet wizard Bill Mahoney (an Erie County native) put together this sheet, showing how much incumbent Republican Chris Collins and challenger, Democratic Comptroller Mark Poloncarz, have raised and spent so far this year […] More »

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A Siena Research poll released Sunday shows incumbent Republican Erie County Executive Chris Collins in a 48-48 tie with Democratic Comptroller Mark Poloncarz. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has invested in the race, hoping to knock out Collins as a potential challenger in 2014. An earlier poll showed Collins with a three point lead. The Buffalo News’ […] More »

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AMHERST — With Gov. Andrew Cuomo sitting between them on stage at a UAW hall here in suburban Buffalo, the city’s mayor, Byron Brown, publicly endorsed Mark Poloncarz for Erie County executive against Chris Collins. “Having all of these great Democrats work together has made my job as mayor easier,” said Brown. “Now, today, as […] More »

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